In this note we generalize the results on the convergence behavior of
GMRES for solving symmetric linear systems as discussed by Paige et al
. (1995) to for solving nonsymmetric linear systems. Moreover, we show
that the weak point in the comparison process, which was used by van
der Vorst and Vuik (1993) to study superlinear convergence behavior, c
an be overcome easily. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.